{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"deric-a-rugen","displayName":"Deric A. Rugen","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112437:2025-03-11","opinionId":"76c02272-de31-50e3-a499-62848cd78a97","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-deric-a-rugen-appellant-112437","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Deric A. Rugen, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED112437","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2025-03-11","year":2025,"display_summary":"Deric Rugen appealed his convictions for felony abuse or neglect of a child and domestic assault in the second degree following a bench trial. He challenged the sufficiency of the evidence for both charges, the trial court's limitation on questioning a victim about drug use, and the admission of a child victim's hearsay statements and videotaped deposition testimony. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding sufficient evidence for the convictions and no abuse of discretion or constitutional violation in the evidentiary rulings.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=218334","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-deric-a-rugen-appellant-112437","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: felony"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}